N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-113.18 — Payment of tax; reports

The taxes levied in this Part are payable when a report is required to be filed. The following reports are required to be filed with the Secretary: (1) Distributor's Report. - A licensed distributor must file a monthly report in the form prescribed by the Secretary. The report covers cigarettes sold, shipped, delivered, or otherwise disposed of in this State in a calendar month and is due within 20 days after the end of the month covered by the report. The report must show the quantity of all cigarettes transported or caused to be transported into the State by the licensed distributor or licensed manufacturer in the State for sales in this State and state the amount of tax due and must identify any transactions to which the tax does not apply. A licensed distributor that is a delivery seller must also comply with the filing requirement under G.S. 105-113.4F. (1a) Repealed by Session Laws 2019-169, s. 4.3(a), effective July 26, 2019. (2) Use Tax Report. - A person who is not a licensed distributor and has acquired non-tax-paid cigarettes for sale, use, or consumption subject to the tax imposed by this Part must, within 96 hours after receipt of the cigarettes, file a report in the form prescribed by the Secretary showing the amount of cigarettes so received and any other information required by the Secretary. The report must be accompanied by payment of the full amount of the tax. (3) Shipping Report. - Any person, except a licensed distributor, who transports, or causes to transport, cigarettes upon the public highways, roads, or streets of this State, upon notice from the Secretary, must file a report in the form prescribed by the Secretary and containing the information required by the Secretary. (4) Repealed by Session Laws 1981 (Regular Session, 1982), c. 1209, s. 1. (1969, c. 1075, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 193; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1209, s. 1; 1993, c. 442, s. 7; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 745, s. 2; 2019-169, s. 4.3(a); 2021-180, s. 42.9(e).)